Going West

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Unit6 Going West
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Journey to the West
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1st reading
The main idea of each paragraph
Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 Para.6
A brief introduction to the journey
We get ready for the journey westward by reaching
the first destination of Indian Greek in Kansas.
Describe the hard journey across the Salt Lake
Desert
Describe the hard and bitter journey through the
Death Valley
The writer was exhausted but persisted on the
journey.
The writer at last arrived at the promised land.
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True or False Statements
1. We traveled alone. 2. We traveled
day and night. 3. During walking through
the desert, we couldn't ride the
wagons. 4. For many weeks we had suffered
from heat, thirst and starvation.
5. During the long journey, we could help each
other. 6. When a young man in our group
suggested that I stay behind with the
children and wait for help, I
agreed. 7. When the animals smelt the
water, they all ran.
F
F
T
T
F
F
T
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Reading Comprehensions
C
1.The reason why my father wanted to go to
California is that______. (???) A. California
was in desert B. California was far away
C. California was a wonderful land described
in a book D. California was the largest state
in the USA 2.the promised land in the last
paragraph possibly means _______ . (?????) A. a
place where a person can make a promise B. a
wonderful place where a person can live happily
and peacefully C.a place that a person
succeeded in reaching
B
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3.Why didn't the author stay behind with the
children and wait for help? A. Because that
meant he/she would die. (???) B. Because he/she
knew that children were tiresome. C. Because
he/she knew that there was a wagon waiting for
him/her. D. Because he/she felt he/she could
get a prize by his/her father. 4.How long did
the author spend finishing the journey? (????)
A. More than 14 months. B. About 2 months.
C. About a year. D. About a
year and a month. 5.From the passage, we can
learn that ________.(???) A. Misfortunes never
come singly. B. Practice makes
perfect. C. Victory belongs to the most
persevering. D. More haste, less speed
A
A
C
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Explanation
Para.1 phrases
  1. ?1845??? 2. ????????? 3. ??,??
in the spring of 1845
give sb. the idea to do sth.
less than
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Sentences
1. This account of the wonderful land beyond the
Rocky Mountains gave him the idea to move there.

• account n.??

She gave the police a full account of the
incident.
prep. adv.

• beyond???

1) ?? What lies beyond the mountain? 2) ??
Dont stay there beyond midnight.
3) ?????????
beyond my capacity(??) / beyond my reach
It's quite beyond me why she married such a
heavy smoker.
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Para.1
beyond???
?Im sorry its ____ my power to make a final
decision on the project.

(?? 2004?) A. over B.
above C. off D. beyond
D

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Para.1
2. It was not easy to decide what to take and
what to leave behind.
leave behind ??,??
leave ??? leave alone??,?????
leave for ???(??) leave off ??,??,??
leave out ??,??,?? e.g. The new settlers
killed the bison, cut off the skins and left the
bodies behind to rot. (SB2, P47.)
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Para.1
Wh- to do ??
(Subject)
1. How to finish the work in time is a
problem. 2. My question is what to to do with it.
3. We dont know when and where to go. 4. We
need to have factual knowledge upon which to base
our thinking.
(Predicative)
(Object)
(attributive)
B
? Ive worked with children before, so I know
what ___ in my new job.
(NMET2000?,19) A. expected
B. to expect C. to be
expected D. expect
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3. By the middle of October we set off for our
journey across the continent.
set ?????
set aside / about / down / off / up / out 1. He
had failed in what he had _______ to do. 2. She
a bit of money every month. 3.
Be careful when __________ fireworks 4. A new
government was _________ after the civil war.
set out
set aside
setting off
set up
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Para.3
Phrases
1. ??? 2. ???,? 3. ?? 4. (??)?? 5. ????? 6.
?????
by day
pull up
lose ones way
hang out
in desperate need of water
without water or grass
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sentences
1. The journey through the mountains and
desert in the central part of the continent was
the most trying part.
trying a.????????? ??? 1) a trying
situation?????????? 2) The child is very
trying. 3) Do you think it is trying to
study in Senior 3?
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Para.3
2. Passing through the desert, we came out into
the Salt Lake Valley, which looked beautiful to
us.
?????
A

• ??1?____ such heavy pollution already, it may now
  be too late
• to clean up the river. (NMET2001, 35)
• A. Having suffered B. Suffering C. To
  suffer D. Suffered
• ??2?Finding her car stolen, ____________.
  (2001???,28)
• a policeman was asked to help
• the area was searching thoroughly
• it was looked for everywhere
• she hurried to a policeman for help

D
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Para.3
2. Passing through the desert, we came out into
the Salt Lake Valley, which looked beautiful to
us.
B
???York, ______ last year, is a nice old city.

(NMET2003???,24) A. that I visited B.
which I visited C. where I visited D.
in which I visited
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Para.3
3. ... and the long walk through the sand was
hard on the oxen.
be hard on1)??,??????
2)?????,??????

• These rough roads are hard on your shoes.
• ????????????
• 3) When I arrived there, I found that he was hard
  on me.

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Para.4
1. For many weeks we had been accustomed to
seeing horses and oxen suffering from heat,
thirst, and starvation.
1) Im not accustomed to getting up so early.
2) You will soon get accustomed to the job.
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Para.4
2. In fact, the situation was so desperate that,
in most cases, no one could help another.

• in this / that /any /no case
• in case /in case of
• I dont think I will need money but I will take
  some in case.
• Take your umbrella in case it rains.
• 2) In case of fire,ring the alarm bell.
• 3) He got to the station early, _____missing the
  train.
• 
  (04??,24)
• A.in case of B.instead of C. for fear of D.
  in search of

c
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Para.5
1. I knew that giving up meant a shallow grave in
the sand.
??????
D

• ???_____ the meeting himself gave them a
• great deal of encouragement. (03????,36)
• The president will attend
• The president to attend
• C. The president attended
• D. The presidents attending

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Para.6
Phrases Sentences
a running stream
1. ??????? 2. ???,?? 3. ?????? 4. ??,??
stare at
the promised land
come to an end
4. They must have smelt the water. ???He ______
have completed his work otherwise, he wouldn't
be enjoying himself by the seaside. (05???,26)
A. should B. must C. wouldn't
D. cant
B
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Reading skills

1. Get the topic sentences in the passage
2. Pay attention to the key words in each paragraph

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Remember
No pains, no gains! Dont step away from a
challenge, but go for it!
Perseverance is a kind of quality and it is
what it takes to do anything well!
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Homework

1. Review the language points in this passage.
2. Finish the Ex.1,2,3 on Page 51.
3. Preview the next passage.